Khalil Gibran
Khalil Gibran
Kahlil Gibranwas a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer of the New York Pen League...
NationalityLebanese
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth6 January 1883
CityBsharri, Lebanon
CountryLebanon
inspirational men thinking
What the soul knows is often unknown to the man who has a soul. We are infinitely more than we think.
love inspirational laughter
But if in your fear you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure, then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love's threshing-floor, into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.
inspirational men space
There is a space between man's imagination and man's attainment that may only be traversed by his longing.
love inspirational relationship
Let there be spaces in your togetherness
inspirational stars greatness
The lights of stars that were extinguished ages ago still reaches us. So it is with great men who died centuries ago, but still reach us with the radiations of their personalities.
inspirational shells strange
Strange that creatures without backbones have the hardest shells.
inspirational wrath evil
In battling evil, excess is good; for he who is moderate in announcing the truth is presenting half-truth. He conceals the other half out of fear of people's wrath.
inspirational men desire
The significance of a man is not in what he attains, but rather what he longs to attain.
wisdom inspirational-love heart
The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain... When you are joyous look deep into your heart and you will find that it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.
inspirational life running
Said a skunk to a tube-rose, "See how swiftly I run, while you cannot walk nor even creep." Said the tube-rose to the skunk, "Oh, most noble swift runner, please run swiftly!"
inspirational men understanding
Yet has not Man wept at the sounds? And are not his tears eloquent understanding?
inspirational life motivational
No lower can a man descend than to interpret his dreams into gold and silver.
inspirational mountain limbs
And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb.
inspirational-love grief wine
Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter’s oven?